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On ballot as
David Lowe
Yisak Worku
Current role
State Representative, Texas House District 91 (since January 2025)
Not found
Background
- Bachelor's degree, American Military University (2018)
- U.S. Army veteran; military policeman (per official biography)
- Four overseas tours, including two combat deployments to Afghanistan (per official biography)
- Retired from the Army in 2015 (per official biography)
- Texas Peace Officer's Academy graduate (2018)
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- Worked in adult and juvenile detention facilities
- Born and raised in Dallas County
- Lives in North Richland Hills with his wife and two children
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, University of Texas at Dallas (2026)
- Born in Asela, Ethiopia
- Family moved to the Dallas-Fort Worth area through the U.S. Diversity Visa Program (per campaign)
- Age 23 when he answered a Fort Worth Report questionnaire before the March 2026 primary
Experience
- Won the May 2024 Republican primary runoff over incumbent Stephanie Klick
- North Texas Regional Director, Republican Party of Texas (named 2020)
- Served as a precinct chair in Dallas and Tarrant counties
- Dallas County Republican Party Volunteer of the Year (2017)
- Republican primary (March 3, 2026): won, 63.9% over Kyle Morris
- First run for office
- No prior elected office (per Fort Worth Report questionnaire)
- Democratic primary (March 3, 2026): unopposed
Top priorities
- On recorded votes: "It's time to eliminate voice votes."
- Told the Fort Worth Report (Sept. 2026): priorities include transparency, watching government spending and eliminating property taxes
- His official House biography lists "improving mental health services, reforming the juvenile justice system, advancing education reform" among his priorities
- Campaign home page priority headings include "PHASE OUT PROPERTY TAXES", "ELECTION SECURITY & REFORM" and "FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY"
- "Cost of living and bringing it down is the top priority."
- "Second, prioritize the creation of well-paying union jobs."
- "Lastly, education and child care" including "shifting public school funding to a state level"
- Campaign site goal: "Introducing legislation to ban mass buyouts of Texas houses"
- Campaign site: wants a "Data Center Moratorium"
Tidbits
- Abortion: No public statement found
- Border and immigration: No public statement found
- Guns: No public statement found
- Public schools and vouchers: No public statement found
- Property taxes: His official House biography says his legislative priorities include "working toward the long-term elimination of property taxes"
Claims and the record
- Controversies: None found in the news coverage we reviewed
- Abortion: No public statement found
- Border and immigration: Campaign site: "We need a border that is secure, orderly, and humane."
- Guns: No public statement found
- Public schools and vouchers: In a Fort Worth Report questionnaire (answered before the March 2026 primary), his priorities include "raising of teacher salaries" and "opposing private vouchers"
- Property taxes: Campaign site: "We will replace our burdensome, ever-increasing property taxes with a simplified, fair tax structure that protects homeownership"
Claims and the record
- Controversies: None found in the news coverage we reviewed
Endorsements
- President Donald Trump
- Gov. Greg Abbott
- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton
- Tarrant County Judge Tim O'Hare
- Texas Home School Coalition
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- Texas Values Action
- Tarrant County Patriots PAC (primary)
- Sen. Ted Cruz (listed by campaign)
- Former Rep. Nate Schatzline, District 93 (listed by campaign)
- Rep. Tony Tinderholt, District 94 (listed by campaign)
- Rep. Andy Hopper, District 64 (listed by campaign)
- Rep. Briscoe Cain, District 128 (listed by campaign)
- Rep. Brent Money, District 02 (listed by campaign)
- Rep. Katrina Pierson, District 33 (listed by campaign)
- Rep. Mike Olcott, District 60 (listed by campaign)
- Rep. Brian Harrison, District 10 (listed by campaign)
- Rep. Steve Toth, District 15 (listed by campaign)
- Rick Barnes, Tarrant County Tax Assessor and Collector (listed by campaign)
- Brandon Hall, State Board of Education District 11 (listed by campaign)
- D'rinda Randall, Texas GOP Vice Chair (listed by campaign)
- Jack McCarty, NRH Mayor (listed by campaign)
- Paul Hale, State Republican Executive Committee, District 1 (listed by campaign)
- Matt Patrick, State Republican Executive Committee, District 16 (listed by campaign)
- Rachel Horton, State Republican Executive Committee, District 30 (listed by campaign)
- Patrick Wamhoff, State Republican Executive Committee, District 30 (listed by campaign)
- Susan Fountain, State Republican Executive Committee, District 16 (listed by campaign)
- Lisa Hendrickson, State Republican Executive Committee, District 12 (listed by campaign)
- Leslie Thomas, State Republican Executive Committee, District 22 (listed by campaign)
- David Wylie, State Republican Executive Committee, District 12 (listed by campaign)
- Gaylyn Devine, State Republican Executive Committee, District 11 (listed by campaign)
- Christin Bentley, State Republican Executive Committee, District 1 (listed by campaign)
- Rolando Garcia, State Republican Executive Committee, District 15 (listed by campaign)
- Susan Valliant, State Republican Executive Committee, District 9 (listed by campaign)
- Carla Gonzales, Tarrant County GOP Area Leader, District 91 (listed by campaign)
- Kenya Alu, Tarrant County GOP Area Leader, District 93 (listed by campaign)
- Steve Eklund, Tarrant County GOP Area Leader, District 94 (listed by campaign)
- Dana Cappelleti, Tarrant County GOP Area Leader, District 96 (listed by campaign)
- Katheryn Moore, Tarrant County GOP Area Leader, District 99 (listed by campaign)
- Rosalie Escobedo, Tarrant County GOP Area Leader, District 98 (listed by campaign)
- John O'shea, Tarrant County GOP Area Leader, District 95 (listed by campaign)
None found in our research
- On ballot as
- David Lowe
- Current role
- State Representative, Texas House District 91 (since January 2025)
- Background
- Bachelor's degree, American Military University (2018)
- U.S. Army veteran; military policeman (per official biography)
- Four overseas tours, including two combat deployments to Afghanistan (per official biography)
- Retired from the Army in 2015 (per official biography)
- Texas Peace Officer's Academy graduate (2018)
Show all 8
- Worked in adult and juvenile detention facilities
- Born and raised in Dallas County
- Lives in North Richland Hills with his wife and two children
- Experience
- Won the May 2024 Republican primary runoff over incumbent Stephanie Klick
- North Texas Regional Director, Republican Party of Texas (named 2020)
- Served as a precinct chair in Dallas and Tarrant counties
- Dallas County Republican Party Volunteer of the Year (2017)
- Republican primary (March 3, 2026): won, 63.9% over Kyle Morris
- Top priorities
- On recorded votes: "It's time to eliminate voice votes."
- Told the Fort Worth Report (Sept. 2026): priorities include transparency, watching government spending and eliminating property taxes
- His official House biography lists "improving mental health services, reforming the juvenile justice system, advancing education reform" among his priorities
- Campaign home page priority headings include "PHASE OUT PROPERTY TAXES", "ELECTION SECURITY & REFORM" and "FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY"
- Tidbits
- Abortion: No public statement found
- Border and immigration: No public statement found
- Guns: No public statement found
- Public schools and vouchers: No public statement found
- Property taxes: His official House biography says his legislative priorities include "working toward the long-term elimination of property taxes"
Claims and the record- Controversies: None found in the news coverage we reviewed
- Endorsements
- President Donald Trump
- Gov. Greg Abbott
- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton
- Tarrant County Judge Tim O'Hare
- Texas Home School Coalition
Show all 40
- Texas Values Action
- Tarrant County Patriots PAC (primary)
- Sen. Ted Cruz (listed by campaign)
- Former Rep. Nate Schatzline, District 93 (listed by campaign)
- Rep. Tony Tinderholt, District 94 (listed by campaign)
- Rep. Andy Hopper, District 64 (listed by campaign)
- Rep. Briscoe Cain, District 128 (listed by campaign)
- Rep. Brent Money, District 02 (listed by campaign)
- Rep. Katrina Pierson, District 33 (listed by campaign)
- Rep. Mike Olcott, District 60 (listed by campaign)
- Rep. Brian Harrison, District 10 (listed by campaign)
- Rep. Steve Toth, District 15 (listed by campaign)
- Rick Barnes, Tarrant County Tax Assessor and Collector (listed by campaign)
- Brandon Hall, State Board of Education District 11 (listed by campaign)
- D'rinda Randall, Texas GOP Vice Chair (listed by campaign)
- Jack McCarty, NRH Mayor (listed by campaign)
- Paul Hale, State Republican Executive Committee, District 1 (listed by campaign)
- Matt Patrick, State Republican Executive Committee, District 16 (listed by campaign)
- Rachel Horton, State Republican Executive Committee, District 30 (listed by campaign)
- Patrick Wamhoff, State Republican Executive Committee, District 30 (listed by campaign)
- Susan Fountain, State Republican Executive Committee, District 16 (listed by campaign)
- Lisa Hendrickson, State Republican Executive Committee, District 12 (listed by campaign)
- Leslie Thomas, State Republican Executive Committee, District 22 (listed by campaign)
- David Wylie, State Republican Executive Committee, District 12 (listed by campaign)
- Gaylyn Devine, State Republican Executive Committee, District 11 (listed by campaign)
- Christin Bentley, State Republican Executive Committee, District 1 (listed by campaign)
- Rolando Garcia, State Republican Executive Committee, District 15 (listed by campaign)
- Susan Valliant, State Republican Executive Committee, District 9 (listed by campaign)
- Carla Gonzales, Tarrant County GOP Area Leader, District 91 (listed by campaign)
- Kenya Alu, Tarrant County GOP Area Leader, District 93 (listed by campaign)
- Steve Eklund, Tarrant County GOP Area Leader, District 94 (listed by campaign)
- Dana Cappelleti, Tarrant County GOP Area Leader, District 96 (listed by campaign)
- Katheryn Moore, Tarrant County GOP Area Leader, District 99 (listed by campaign)
- Rosalie Escobedo, Tarrant County GOP Area Leader, District 98 (listed by campaign)
- John O'shea, Tarrant County GOP Area Leader, District 95 (listed by campaign)
- Campaign website
- davidlowefortexas.com
Yisak Worku
Democratic- On ballot as
- Yisak Worku
- Current role
- Not found
- Background
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, University of Texas at Dallas (2026)
- Born in Asela, Ethiopia
- Family moved to the Dallas-Fort Worth area through the U.S. Diversity Visa Program (per campaign)
- Age 23 when he answered a Fort Worth Report questionnaire before the March 2026 primary
- Experience
- First run for office
- No prior elected office (per Fort Worth Report questionnaire)
- Democratic primary (March 3, 2026): unopposed
- Top priorities
- "Cost of living and bringing it down is the top priority."
- "Second, prioritize the creation of well-paying union jobs."
- "Lastly, education and child care" including "shifting public school funding to a state level"
- Campaign site goal: "Introducing legislation to ban mass buyouts of Texas houses"
- Campaign site: wants a "Data Center Moratorium"
- Tidbits
- Abortion: No public statement found
- Border and immigration: Campaign site: "We need a border that is secure, orderly, and humane."
- Guns: No public statement found
- Public schools and vouchers: In a Fort Worth Report questionnaire (answered before the March 2026 primary), his priorities include "raising of teacher salaries" and "opposing private vouchers"
- Property taxes: Campaign site: "We will replace our burdensome, ever-increasing property taxes with a simplified, fair tax structure that protects homeownership"
Claims and the record- Controversies: None found in the news coverage we reviewed
- Endorsements
- None found in our research
- Campaign website
- yisakfortexas.com
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